Library and Information Science Female Undergraduate Preference for Facebook as Information Sharing Tool

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Author(s): Adeyinka Tella (Deptartment of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa & Department of Library and Information Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), Oluwole Olumide Durodolu (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa)and Stephen Osahon Uwaifo (Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 17
Source title: Recent Developments in Individual and Organizational Adoption of ICTs
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Orkun Yildiz (Izmir Democracy University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3045-0.ch015

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Knowledge Management and Library Science / Mobile and Wireless Computing / Organizational Development

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This study has examined the library and information science female undergraduates' preference for Facebook as an information-sharing tool. A survey approach was adopted using a questionnaire to collect data from 457 LIS female undergraduate students drawn from five library schools in Nigeria. The findings of the study have demonstrated that most significant factors that lead to the use of Facebook for information sharing among LIS female undergraduate students are user-friendly nature of the tool, personal gain, enjoyment, and self-efficacy while the least factors are social engagement and empathy. User-friendliness nature of Facebook has the highest correlation with the preference for Facebook as an information-sharing tool by female students followed by enjoyment while learning and empathy are the least correlated factors.

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